Xpadorians (eks•pä•dôr′ē•ənz) n. Expats in Ecuador

Morning Update – Friday, February 18, 2011

Finding our Paradise in Ecuador – Nan and Joe take a stroll on the backside of Chipipe and run into a small park dedicated to General G. Alberto Enriquez Gallo, the founder of the Canton of Salinas. It’s a shady respite with beautiful flowers and birds.

The Gaithers Love Ecuador – The Gaithers’ condo buying goes through some legal craziness. Sue says that it’s an adventure learning business here; in traffic the red lights and stop signs are often ignored. She was impressed that they fired the corrupt Immigration Director and his staff.

Grimms’ Travel Tales – Patty wants to show us some photos of the Rio Tomebamba after some heavy rains (more than usual this year.) We take a short walk down 12 de Abril and up the long staircase that leads into town.

Gringos Abroad – Dena reminds us that it takes a sense of humor to learn a new language as she gives the nine reasons she loves total immersion. OMG, number seven! Word, I totally agree, since trying to learn Spanish my spelling has gone to spit.

Life in Quito – Liliya has some recommendations for medical professionals that she and Leo have used. If you are looking for something that you need in Quito she can be very helpful (search through the archives, she may already have the answer.)

Metamorphosis – This is a post that is bound to make you smile. Kathy has uploaded all kinds of photos of the TWO birthday celebrations for Carol Evans. Sunday afternoon all the party-goers went to a kiddie eventos place to relive their childhood. On Monday night the oldsters gathered at Villa Rosa for a more subdued celebration.

Nancy and Chuck – Nancy says it’s been awhile since they’ve seen Jason and Donna so the foursome decide to go to Good Affinity for some lunch and catching up. Afterwards they head to the house to check on the construction. By the way, if you are wondering why they wanted to live in the country, just check out the views.

Rich and Nancy – Another birthday, another reason to do something fun. For Barbara’s birthday the gang goes to see a display of native ceremonial dress at CIDAP. The free exhibition runs through the end of February. Nancy says she wishes all her textile/artist friends could see it in person.